Low & No…Drink recipes for Dad

Drink recipes for Dad…

This Father’s Day, forget the usual socks and neckties – it’s time to raise a glass to Dad with something a little more inspired. Whether he’s a cocktail connoisseur or just loves a good cuppa, we’ve brewed up some bold, booze-free and low-alcohol drink recipes for Dad – each with a delicious twist of tea.

From the smoky allure of our Lapsang Souchong ‘Smoke & Coke’, to the herbaceous hit of a Green Tea & Basil Smash, and a richly refined Old Fashioned made with our Tomatin Barrel Aged Tea – these drinks are the perfect way to toast the man of the moment.

Packed with flavour, simple to make, and steeped in love – these Father’s Day drink ideas will surprise and delight, no matter his tipple of choice.

Smoke & Coke

Gather

• 2 tsp. Lapsang Souchong
• 30ml homemade ‘Coca Cola’ Syrup
• Sparkling water
• 1 lemon
• Ice

‘Coca Cola’ Syrup:

• 100 ml water
• 100g dark demerara sugar
• 5ml vanilla extract
• ½ tsp. cinnamon

Add the sugar, vanilla & cinnamon to a pan with the boiled water, stir until
dissolved. Simmer until thickened, allow to cool before use.

Method

• Brew 2 tsp. of Lapsang Souchong in 300ml of freshly boiled water, steep for 3 minutes, remove the leaves and allow to cool.
• In a mixing glass stir in the cooled tea with the syrup & stir.
• Pour over ice into 2 glasses.
• Top up each glass with sparkling water.
• Garnish with a lemon wheel.

Positivitea Basil Smash

•  1 tsp.Positivitea
• 100ml Cloudy apple Juice
• Cucumber
• Fresh Basil
• 15g Sugar
• Tonic Water
• Lemon
• Ice

Method

• Boil freshly drawn water and leave to cool for a few minutes- Add in 10g of Positivitea in 200ml of the cooled water for 5-7 minutes; you want a
  strong infusion for maximum flavour.
• After 7 minutes remove the leaves and stir in 10g of Sugar whilst the tea is still hot enough for it to fully dissolve.
• Roughly chop 2 inches of cucumber and add it to a cocktail shaker, remove the leaves from 2-3 sprigs of Basil. Add them to the shaker with the
  apple juice and gently muddle.
• Squeeze and measure out 20ml of lemon juice and add it to the shaker, followed by the now cool tea.
• Top with ice and shake for 15 seconds.
• Strain over fresh ice into a rocks glass and top with tonic water.
• Garnish with a sprig of basil and a cucumber spear.

Tomatin Whisky Old fashioned

Gather

• Tomatin Whisky Barrel Aged Tea
• 1 Orange
• Maple Syrup
• Angostura Bitters
• Ice

Method

• Brew 2 tsp of Tomatin Whisky Tea in 300ml of boiling water, remove the leaves after 5 minutes.
• Whilst the tea is brewing carefully cut 2 thin strips of orange rind a couple of cm thick.
• Cut the orange in half and squeeze out 30ml of juice.
• In a mixing glass add 20ml of maple syrup, orange juice and a big dash of Angostura Bitters.
• Add in the strained cooled tea, top with ice and stir for a couple of seconds to chill.
• Strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.
• Wrap the orange zest around the straw and gently squeeze to release the oils into the glass & drop in the zest.